Automatic photographing apparatus.



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AUTOMATIC PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-8,1912.

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GEORGE N. PIFER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TOTHE AUTO PORTRAIT COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

AUTOMATIC PHOTOGRAPHING- APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4', 1916.

Application filed November 8, 1912. Serial No. 730,198.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known. that I, GEORGE residing at Cleveland, in the county ofGuyahoga and- State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Automatic Pho tographing Apparatus, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to automatic photographing apparatus ormachines,and has for its chief objects the provision of .amachine of thischaracter wherein. there are embodied high efiiciency, simplicity ofconstruction, and economy both in construction and operation, and whichproduces a more satisfactory photograph and in a shorter space of timethan is possible with all prior machines with which I am familiar.

The present invention resides particularly in that'part of the apparatuswhich is utilized in the finishing process, and particularly in themeans which I employ for subjecting the plate to the action of thefinishing and rinsing solutions, and for subsequently removing thesolutions from the plate.

A further important feature of my invention which is closely'associatedwith that specifically mentioned above, is means which enable me tosubject the plate to actinic rays for a second or rexposure without thenecessity of employing artificial light producing means for thisparticular purpose.

In carrying out the above mentioned salient features of my invention,which is preferably employed in the so-called reexposure orredevelopment process for producing from a sensitized plate a positivepicture, the solutions which are'utilized in the finishing process aresuccessively delivered onto the plate and at proper intervals of time,and each solution is quickly and uniformly removed from all parts of theplate by the action of centrifugal forcecreat'ed by spinning the plate'after a solution has been applied thereon. v

The above and other featuresconstitute my invention which may be herebriefly summarized as consisting in certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations and arrangements of parts which will bedescribed in the specification and set forth in the appended claims.

In theaccompanying sheets of drawings wherein I have shown one form ofmy in in controlling vention which answers the requirements veryeffectively, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the photographing apparatuswith portions of the casing removed, and other por tions in section;Fig. 2 is a front view with the .casing removed; Fig- 3 is a rear viewof the upper portion of the same on a slightly Fig.4 is a longitudinalsec enlarged scale; tional view of shown in Fig. broken away and thatpart of the apparatus 3, with certain portions removed; Fig. 5 is a topplan view of the same; Fig. 6' is a transverse sectional Viewsubstantially along .the in regular line (if-.6 of Fig. 1, looking inthe direction indicated by the arrows; Fig.- 7 is a detached view ofportion of the coin controlled slide mechanism; Fig. 8 is a detached topplan View of the cup and plate holding device which supports the platethroughout the finishing process. Fig. 9 is a transverse sectional viewsubstantially along-the line 99 of Fig. 4: looking in the directionindicated by the arrow; Fig. lOis a detail sectional view substantiallyalong the irregular line 10-10 of Fig. 1, showing a portion of theshutter operating mechanism and of the mechanism forsupporting the platein the focal plane of the camera, and for subsequently causing the plateto be -moved from such position onto the device which receives and holdsthe plate during the finishing process; Fig. 11 isa diagrammatic viewillustrating in simplified form the electrical connections which areutilized the motor and, if desired,

also, the lamp,'which may be used in making the first and secondexposures. The machine as an entirety, features which are believed to ina generic sense, includes the camera proper and com controlled mechanlsmfor delivering to the camera in focal position 'a throughout thefinishing process; thence the motor through properly timed andconstructed operating mechanism causes the delivery to the plate atproper intervals and in including the,

be new with me, and others which are well known at least closure inwhich the first development took place, so that theplate will besubjected to actinic rays from an external source for the second orreexposure. Finally, the apparatus causes the ejection of the finishedpicture from the machine and restores all parts to normal position forthe next sequence of photographing steps or operations.

Referring now to the several figures of the drawings, it will be seenthat the apparatus includes an outer inclosing casing 15, only a portionof which is shown. The

. upper front part of the casing is preferably provided with a glassplate 15 or other medium, through which actinic rays may pass to theinterior of the casing onto the plate for the second exposure.

The operating portion of the apparatus within the casing includes acamera comprising mainly a box or compartment 16, which is normallyclosed and light tight, a lens and lens holding portion 17, a shutter18, and means hereinafter referred to for supporting and holding a platein the focal plane of the lens. Above the camera there is provided amagazine 19 adapted to contain a stack of circular plates which are tobe fed successively to the camera. The plates are caused to be fed fromthe magazine 19 by a coin controlled slide mechanism including a slide20 which projects outwardly through the glass 15 of the easing above thecamera, and which is provided with an opening 20*, see Figs. 4 and 7,for receiving a coin. member 2O is adapted to be moved inwardly when theslide 20 is actuated, and when the opening 20 contains the coin, thecoin forming the operating connection between the slides 20 and 20". Theslide 20 is arranged between the slide 20, and a third slide or slidemember 20 having a circular opening 20 which is normally in line withthe circular plates in the magazine and is slightly larger than theopening so that when the slide is in normal position, the lowermostplate of the stack in the magazine fills or is located in said opening20.

When the three slides or slide members are operated or moved inwardlywith the A second slide or slide which holds the plate in the focalplane of the lens with the sensitized side of the plate facingforwardly. The plate is then between a metal strip 21 forming theforward wall of the chute 21 and a pivotally supported back plate 21which is normally held in the position shown in Fig. A by a. spring 21.The plate-'21 is provided with a substantially U-shaped opening 21 so asnot to obstruct the passage. of light from the lens to the plate (seeFig. 10).

As the coin controlled slide mechanism is operated, a switch 22 (seeFigs. 1 and 1) is closed, and a bell crank 23 which is at the rear ofthe plate magazine is rocked about its pivotal support so as to rock alever 23 which is connected to one arm of the bell crank 23 by a rod 23While it is immaterial, as far as certain features of my invention areconcerned, what particular character of motor is employed, I prefer fornumerous reasons which need not be here explained, to employ an electricmotor shown in Fig. 1 at 24.

The switch 22 may perform two functions. It may be utilized forcontrolling a lamp 22 which under certain conditions will be used forproducing a light for exposing purposes, which lamp is separate from andoutside of the casing '15, and it further serves to control in part themotor 24:, for starting into operation the motor driven parts of theapparatus.

. As will be seen from Fig. 11, the closure of the switch 22 does not atonce start the operation of the motor, although it does close the lampcircuit. It is not until the operator closes a second switch 25 whichmay be an ordinary push button switch that the motor circuit iscompleted. As soon as the motor circuit is completed, a magnet 26attracts an armature 26 and short circuits the switch 25 so that theopening of the motor circuit will take place as soon as the switch 22 isopened. The operator will close the push button switch 25 when he isready or prepared for the exposure. As soon as the motor starts intooperation, the shutter 18 is shifted so as to open the camera and permitthe first or photographic exposure to be made. The shutter is operatedin the following manner: The motor 24: which may be supported in anysuitable manner.

drives a friction wheel 27 which drives a friction disk 2 7 arranged todrive a horizontal shaft 7'".- The disk 27 is slidingly arranged uponthe shaft 27 so that it may be shifted along said shaft inwardly andoutwardly toward or away from the center of the driving wheel 27 througha speed controlling governor 28*. The rear end of the shaft 27 isprovided with a worm which engages and drives a worm wheel 28 looselymounted upon a rod 29 carried by a frame 30 which supports the majorportion of the shaft 32 started into operation'until the finished pic'-ture is ejected from the machine, is provided with a mutilated gear orgear segment 32'having teeth extending only throughout a portion of itsperiphery. This mutilated gear 32 drives a-pinion 32 which through.

bevel gearing 32 drives a vertical shaft 32, which throughother bevelgearing 32 drives a horizontal forwardly extending which extendsalongside the camera box 16 and operates the shutter 18. This shaftthrough bevel gearing 32 rotates a sleeve which is mounted upon a stud32 extending outwardly from the side of the camera box, as best shown inFig. and which carries two rotary shutter controlling disks 33 and 33the outer disk 33 adjustable relative to the inner disk and the positionof. adjustment of this outer disk determining the length of theexposure. Each of these two disks is provided with an arcshaped notchforming two shoulders, as best shown in Fig. 1, the two shoulders ofeach .disk being nearly 180 apar't. When the motor through the describedmechanism, starts to turn the disks 33 jecting end of the shutter whichnormally bears against the inner disk 33 rides off one of the shouldersof the inner disk and is stopped by the outer disk 33*, a small springcausing the shutter to be moved in this manner, and when this takesplace, the camera is opened. The camera remains opened, until theprojecting end of the shutter reaches the shoulder on the outer disk 33so that it can pass from engagement with said disk to the position shownin Fig. 2, whereupon the spring quickly throws the shutter farther inthe same direction in which it was previously moved, causing the closureof the camera. The disks or plates 33 and 33 continue to rotate untilthey pass through a complete rotation and reach their previous or normalpositions. However, before the completion of the rotation of the disks,a projecting portion or lug 33 on the inner .disk 33 engagesa crank likemember 34,

secured to one of the supporting trunnions of the rockable plate 21,which is at the rear of the sensitized plate, and assists in supportingthe same in upright position when the plate is in the focal plane, asbefore stated. This lug 33 by engaging and rocking the crank 34 rocksthe device 21, throwing forwardly the lower end of said device, andcausing the now exposed plate to drop from the shelf 21 and to fall uponbeing and 33*, the pro-.

a horizontal disk 35 which supports the plate during the finishingprocess, as will be hereinafter described. Immediately after the exposedplate has been shifted from the position in the focal plane in thecamera, and is moved off the shelf onto the disk 35, one of theshoulders of the inner plate 33 engages the projecting end of theshutter and moves said shutter from the position shown in Fig. 2 to itsopposite extreme po sition with the camera again closed. When thisoccurs, the rotation of the disks 33 and 33 and of the operating shafts32 and 32 ceases by reason of the fact that the toothed portion of thegear 32 moves out of engagement with the pinion 32*.

After the slide is pushed inwardly by the operator, so as to cause aplate to be delivered from the magazine to the camera, the coin dropsinto a chute 37 and thence into a suitable receptacle not shown.

I shall now describe an important part of my invention consisting of themechanism for finishing the plate and, particularly the mechanism forremoving the finishing solutions from the plate. As before stated, theplate, after the exposure, is caused to drop onto a disk 35. The plateis delivered from the camera onto the disk 35 in such a manner that itfalls onto the disk with its sensitized side facing upwardly. This disk35 is secured tothe upper end of a vertical spindle 38 which is adaptedto be rotated intermittently to cause the solutions to be thrown quicklyfrom the plate, and is also adapted to be lowered as will be hereinafterdescribed to cause the second or re'xposure to be made on the plate.This spindle may be supported for rotary and endwise movement in one ormore bearings carried by the casing or frame 30. At the upper end of thespindle, there is provided a retaining device 39 for preventing theplate being thrown by centrifugalforce from the disk. This deviceincludes a plurality of upright fingers 39 which are located just beyondthe disk and extend vertically. upward above the disk 35,

as best shown in Figs. 41. and 8, this member 39 being provided with atubular shank or sleeve which extends downward a distance along thespindle 38. The disk and plate retaining device 39 are normally inclosedwithin a cup 40 which is normally and until after a predetermined pointis reached in the finishing process held upwardly against the bottom ofthe camera box 16. A circular plate 16, irregular in cross section, isengaged by the top of thiscup and renders the joint between the cup andthe camera box light tight. The cup 40 is provided with a tubular shankportion 40 which extends downwardly for a distance along the spindle 3Sand between the tubular shank 40 and the spindle is a tube 40 which isspaced from the shank 40, and from the spindle as best cerned,thespindle and with it the disk 35 and fingered disk retaining device 39being the parts which are adapted to be rotated. Although the spindle,disk 35, and disk retaining device 39 are rotated in unison by meanshereinafter referred to, the spindle has a pin and slots connection with.the sleeve of the retaining device 39, as best shown in Fig. 9, so asto enable the splndle to move longitudinally relative to the device. 39.

After the exposed plate has been deposited on the disk 35, the plate isready-to receive and does immediately after it reaches the disk receivethe first of the finishing solutions.

As before stated. I employ the so-called reexposure or redevelopingprocess for producing directly from the sensitized plate,-

the positive picture. I utilize simply three difl'erent solutions. onebeing the rinsing solution, and the other two being the solutions whichactually finish the plate into the positive picture. .The solutionswhich I employ consistofa developer solution. an ordinary rinsing liquidwhich may consist of water,

and a solution which I term a bleach. These solutions are contained inthree containers l2, l3 and l-l which are preferably of different sizes,as shown in several figures of the drawmg.the developer solution beingconenables a certain quantity of the solution to be deposited on theplate and which retains a suflicient amount of solution to allow thelatter to completely cover the face of the plate.

It will be seen that if any one of the plungers it? is lifted apredetermined distance, the upward movement of the diaphragm will causea predetermined quantity of solution to be forced through the tube anddeposited onto the plate.

To operate the plungerswhich cause the solutions to be forced throughthe tubes and to be deposited on the plate, I employ three totheplungers 4T of the three solution re ceptacles. Each time a tooth on oneof the cam disks engages a lever arm, the plunger of one of thereceptacles will be raised against the tension of a spring i7 surro1mding the plunger, causing the predetermined amount of solution to bedeposited on the plate. Immediately after the cam tooth passes beyondthe projection on the lever arm. the plunger is lowered by the spring.

The plate while resting on the disk 35 tainedin the container t2. therinsing soluthe solutions from the three @011- tion in container 43, andthe bleach solution in the containerl-l. Each of these containersconsists of an inverted bottle which is pressed downby suitable clampingmeans it against a rubber seal or gasket 46 provided in the flaringmouth of a receptacle 1LT composed of an upper compartment 5* into whichthe neck of the bottle projects, and a longer compartment 5? whichcommunicates with the upper compartment through a small opening l7 andwhich contains a flexible diaphragm 5 connected at its center with aplunger li which'extends downward from the compartment JJ through atubular bos Connected to the three compartments li respectively. arethree solution carrying tubes 48 which extend forwardly through the rearwall of the camera box'and ter1nimate just below the platform 21:. asbest shown inFig. i. The-forward ends of the tubes are provided withelbow which direct the solutions downward so that they will fall uponthe plate resting face upward on the disk3-3. The sensitized plate whichI employ is preferably provided at its periphery with a raised edge andconstitutes in effect a shallow receptacle with a rim which ,tainers inthe following order: first, the developingsolution 01' developer, whichdevelops the exposed port-ion of the plate; thence the rinsing solutionor rinse; thence the bleaching solution or bleach which bleaches o'rdissolves the developed portion of the plate; thence the rinsingsolution;

thence after a second exposure a manner 'ger of the rinsing receptacleto be operated three times; and the cam disk 52 1s provided with one camtooth which causes the plunger corresponding to the bleach receptacle tobe operated once.

As before stated, each solution is removed the plate retainer thrown offthe disk being moved even to other methods which from the plate prior tothe depositing thereon of the next solution, by spinning the splndle 38and disk 35 upon which the plate rests. As the solutions are depositedon the disks six times, it is necessary to spin the disk intermittentlysix times during the finishing of the picture. This is accomplished inthe following manner: By referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 6, it will be seenthat the spindle 38 is connected by a feather or by a pin and slotconnection with a wheel 53 which is held between the ends of abifurcated arm 53 extending from the frame 30,

as shown in Fig. 6, and which is at all times in frictional drivingengagement with a sec- 0nd wheel 53. rotatably supported in a frame 53which-is supported, for rocking movement about the axis of the spindle.38. The frame 53 is adapted to be swung in a horizontal direction so asto cause the wheel 53' to be brought into frictional driving engagementwith the friction wheel 27 on the shaft of the motor 24, and it isnormally retained out of engagement with said friction wheel 27 by aspring 53 connected to the frame 53 and to the arm 53 as shown in Fig.6. There-fore to cause the spindle to rotate, it is only necessary tobring the friction wheel 53 into engagement with the rapidlyrotatingfriction wheel 27 of the motor, and the wheel 53 has only totouch the wheel 27, tov cause the spindle 38 to be rotated at extremelyhigh speed. The frame 53 is adapted to be swung intermittently so as tointermittently drive the spindle 38 by 55,. (see mechanism including acam disk particularly Fig. 4), which is secured to the shaft 31 andwhich is provided on its periphery with six cam teeth 55 which areadapted to engage the end of a lever 55 loosely mounted on the'rod 29.This lever is in the form of a bell crank, one arm of which issubstantially horizontal, and the other arm of which is substantiallyvertical, the vertical arm being connected by a rod 55 to the frame 53,as best shown in Figs. 4 and 6. By properly spacing these cam teeth, atthe proper intervals of time the spindle will be set into rapidrotation, which spins the sensitized plate and causes the solutionswhich have been successively deposit ed on that plate to be quickly andforcibly thrown from the plate against the walls ofv the surrounding cup40. The fingers 39 of prevent the platebeing 35 and prevent the plateany material distance from itscentral position on the disk. By thisimportant feature of my invention, the liquid is removed from the platealmost instantly, and after the rotation has ceased, there only remainsa very thin film of the solution on the plate. This method of freeingthe plate of the solution is far superior have be n employed heretofore,

first exposure and, after the such as tipping the plate, or lifting itfrom a bath, for with allpr or methods of which I am aware, the solutionis not removed uniformly from all parts of the plate, but there usuallyremains 111 some part of the plate, portions of the solution whichprevent the attainment of good results.

The solution which is forced from the plate by centrifugal force asabovedescribed, is caught in the surrounding cup 40 and passes downwardlyinto the annular space between the tubes 40* and 40 and is carried awayby a drain tube 56 which is.

connected to the lower end of said annular space, as shown in Fig. 4.

For carrying out the reexposure or redevelopment process, it is ofcourse essential that'the plate be given a second exposure, after theportions exposed by the first exposure aredeveloped. I accomplish thisin a very effective manner without the necessity fora lamp or lightproducing means used solely for the purpose of the second exposure, andthis next be explained.

To cause the second exposure after the developer has part of myinvention will been applied to the plate, posed a second time by simplylowering the plate-holding disk 25, together with the spindle 38, thesurrounding cup 40, and the parts immediately inclosed by the cup andits tubular shank 40, these parts being lowered as a unit away from thelower part of the camera box to substantially the position shown bydotted linesin Fig. 1, or to a position such that an exposure may be hadby light passing into the casing 15 through the glass front 15 it beingimmaterial whether this is natural light or light produced by artificialmeans on the exterior of the casing. To lower these parts, I provide onthe 57 having arc-shapedshaft 31 a'cam disk peripheral portions of twodifferent radii engaged by a roller 57' (see Fig. 4), which is carriedby a lever arm 57 pivotally sup- ,ported on the rod 29. The lowerforward end of the arm 57 is connected by a link 57 to ashort arin of abell crank 59 which is loosely or pivotally mounted upon the shaft 31and has a long arm extending for wardly' and connected at its forwardend by a pin and slot connection with the lower end of the tubularmembers above described, which are adapted to be moved vertically withthe spindle, disk and plate supported thereon, as before described. Whenthe roller 57 is in engagement with theraised part of the cam disk57,.the cup, spindle, disk 35, etc., are supported in theiruppermostpositions, as shown in Fig. 4 with the cup in engagement withthe sealing device at the lower end of the camera box, and when theroller is in engagement with the the plate is exthrown from the plate. Iprefer, however,

in order to efi'ect a saving in time, to lower the plate immediatelyafter the bleaching solution has been applied thereto. The

plate remains in lowered position through out the rest of the finishingprocess, the developer being added to the plate the second time, andthen after the developer has been removed from the plate by spinning it,the plate is rinsed for the last time, this step being the last of thefinishing process.

The plate has now been changed to a positive picture and there yetremains to be accomplished the ejection of the picture from the disk andcup through a slot or chute 60 extending through the front wall of thecasing into a receptacle 6O on the exterior thereof. This isaccomplished by the following mechanism: It will be notedparticularly'in Figs. 4 and 8 that the lower part of the plate retainingdevice 39 carries a pair of curvedejecting fingers 61- which arepivotally connected to the plate retaining device 39, and extendoutwardly beyond the disk, and that one of the fingers (the two fingersbeing formed of one integral piece of wire) passes loosely through. aloop 61 on the lower part of the disk 35, which disk has a pair of slots35 through which the two fingers may be thrown upwardly above the disk,(see Fig. 8). It will be seen that if the spindle 38 and disk 35 arelifted relative to the retaining device 39, the fingers will be swungupwardly, and that if, prior to the upward swinging 'moveinent thefingers extend in a direction as shown in Fig. 4, when they are thrownupwardly, they will throw the finished picture forwardly into the chute60 which is' provided to receive it.

To elevate the spindle and disk 35 in the manner stated, while the cupand other associated parts remain in lowered position, ll provide on thespindle 31 close to the cam disk 57, a cam disk 62 having a peripheralnotch 62., (see Fig. 1). The periphery of 9 this cam disk 62 is engagedby a'small roller 62? carried by a substantially vertically' disposedarm 62 which extends downwardly to the lower end of the frame, and

at its lower end is connected to a forwardly projecting lever arm 62which is normally pressed upwardly with the roller in engagment withtheperiphery of the cam disk 62 by means of a spring 62*. The forward endof this lever 62 is beneath the spindle, and the parts are so arrangedthat when the roller enters the notch 62 of the cam disk 62,'this leverarin62 is swung upwardly so as to elevate the spindle and diskrelativeto the cup 40 and retaining device 39', and relative to the tubularmembers *0, etc., through which the spindle extends. This lever not onlyelevates the spindle. but it has a further function of turning thespindle to a position such that the ejecting finger ture to be throwninto the discharge chute 60. This is accomplished by providing on thelower end of the-spindlea tapered member 63rconsisting of a cylindricalshell out diagonally from one side to the other, so as to be taperedsubstantially to a point. The result of this construction is that as thelever arm- 62 is raised to engage the positioning member 63. and if thefingers do not point in precisely, the right direction to throw thepicture into the chute, the lever will by engagement with the inclinedor tapered edges of the member 63, turn the same so that the ejectingfingers 61 will extend in the proper direction prior to the elevation ofthe spindle and disk. This is a matter of much importance, particularlywith the spindle which is adapted to be spun,for without the positioningdevice, the finished picture would probably not be thrown in the properdirection, for the spindle on stopping would very likely not stop insuch a position that the fingers 61 would be properly located to ejectthe picture into the chute.

As soon as the picture is ejected, the cup and its associated parts areelevated to the vposition shown'in Fig. 1, and finally the motor, andconsequently all the motor driven parts are brought to a stop by theautomaticclosing of the switch 22. This is accomplished by the rockingoi the lever 23 which was previously referred to, by a member 64 whichis. secured to the cam disk 52, and projects from the side thereof, aswill be seen from Figs. 3, 4:, and 6, so as to engage the lower end ofthe lever 23* which through the parts 23, and 23 was previously rockedabout its pivotal axis through the action of the coin controlled slidemechanism. lln other words, upon the actuation of the slide mechanism bythe operator. the rear end. of the lever 23 is lowered into the path0fmovement of this projecting member 64, and when the parts on theshaft31, including the cam disk 52 have made substantially one completerotation, the member 64: engages the lowered end ofthe lever 23,- rocksthesame or restores the same to its normal position, and by so doing,rocks the bell crank 23'to the position shown 1n willbe properlypositioned prior to being. "lifted or swung upwardly to cause the pic-Fig. 4, closes the switch 22 and restores the slide mechanism to itsnormal position.

The operation of the machine is as fol lows. Theoperator after placingthe coin in the opening provided for it and by-pushing inwardly theslide members causes the lowermost plate in the magazine to be depositedonto the shelf of the camera in the focal plane of the lens. In casenatural light is relied upon for exposure, the lamp is not required, butin case it is desired to use artificial light, the slide mechanism whenoperated also closes the lamp circuit by closing the switch 22, which,as previously stated, is also in the motor'circuit. As soon as theoperator is ready for the exposure, he will close a push button or otherswitch, and the closure of this switch starts the motor into operation.The shutter mechanism is now operated and the exposure is made for thepredetermined length of time, which as belength of time,-

-lever 55, causes vertical spindle 38 to be 51 rocks the lever 51 forestated, can be adjusted to suit conditions or requirements. After thefirst exposure is made, the exposed plate is caused to be delivered tothe disk 35, where'it is retained throughout the finishing process, and

,the shutter and shutter operating and controlling parts are restored tonormal position and then retained in normal position for the firstexposure on the next sensitized plate. As soon as the. plate isdeposited uponthe disk 35, the cam 50 operates the plunger of thedeveloper receptacle, causing a predetermined amount of the developer tobe deposited onto the plate. After the developer is on the plate for therequired the cam 55, by rocking the rotated, and causes the disk 35 andthe plate to be spun at high speed with the result that the developer isthrown from the plate by centrifugal force. Immediately after camcausing the plunger 'of the rinsing receptacle to be raised, and causinga predetermined amount of rinsing solution to be deposited on the plate.Immedlately after this takes place, the plate is again spun so as. tothrow the rinsing solution from the plate, and as soon as the platecomes to a stop, the bleach is deposited -on the plate by the action ofthe cam 52, rocking the lever'52tand raising the plunger of the bleachreceptacle, and thereby causing a predetermined amount of the bleach tobe deposlted on the plate. This bleach or bleaching solution dissolvesthe developed portion ofthe plate. The plate and disk 35 and the partsassociated therewith are now lowered, so that light may pass through theglass wall of the casing onto the plate for the second exposure, thelowering of these parts being brought about by reason of the rides offof the raised causing the lever arm parts are lowered, as above stated,the bleach is thrown from the plate, after which the rinsing solution isapplied and thrown from the plate, which has now been exposed a sec- 0ndtime. Next the developer is again ap plied with the plate still inlowered position, causing the portion of the plate ex posed by thesecond exposure to be developed. The developer is next thrown off theplate by spinning it, and the rinsing solution is again applied andthrown off. This completes the finishing process, the plate having nowbeen converted into a finished positive picture which is ready to beejected from the machine. By the action of the cam 62, the lever 62"first, turns thespindle slightly so as to position the ejecting fingersand then raises the spindle and with it the -disk and plate, swingingupwardly the ejecting fingers which cause the picture to be thrown intothe discharge chute and into the receptacle 60 upon the exterior of thecasing. The projection 64 on the cam 52 now rocks the lever arm 23 whichthrough the" rod 23 and bell crank 23 restores the slide mechanism tonormal position and closes the switch 22 which stops the motor. Themachine has now passed through the complete cycle of movement and hascompleted the series of steps of the process, and all parts are restoredto normal positions ready for the next photographing and finishingprocess.

Itwill be seen that, as comparedwith prior machines of this character,in the construction of my improved machine, there are few parts, andthat there are no complicated mechanisms or intricate movements.Furthermore, very good results are obtained with this machine and theentire photographing and finishing process is carried out very quickly.In fact less than a minute ela-pses between the closing of the switchwhich starts the motor into operation and the ejection of the finishedmachine.

While I have described only one form of my invention, it will be obviousthat certain changes can be made in the details of construction, and Ido not desire to be confined to any particular details except so far asI am expressly limited by the terms of the appended claims.

picture from the 11 ratus, means for causing a photographic exposure tobe made on a sensitized plate, a-

support adapted to receive-the plate after the exposure, means forcausing the delivery of the exposed plate to said support, means forapplying a finishing solution to the plate, and means for spinning saidsupport to throw the solution from the plate.

3. In an automatic photographing apparatus, means for causing aphotographic exposure to be made on a sensitized plate, a supportadapted to receive the plate after the exposure, means for causing theexposed plate to pass to said support, means for applying finishingsolutions to the plate and means for spinning said supportintermittently to cause the solutions to be thrown from the plate.

I. In combination in an automatic photographing apparatus, a camera forcausing a photographic exposure to be made on a sensitized plate, asupport for the plate, means for causing the delivery of the-exposedplate from the camera to said support, means for causing a plurality ofsolutions to be successively applied to the plate, and means forintermittently spinning said support to cause the solution to be thrownfrom the plate. a

5. In an automatic photographing apparatus, means for causing aphotographic exposure to be made upon a sensitized plate, a horizontalsupport adapted to receive and hold the exposed plate, means for causingthe delivery of the exposed plate to said support, means for applyingsuccessively a plurality of solutions to said plate, and means forintermittently spinning said support to free the plate of the solutionsapplied to it.

6. In an automatic photographing apparatus, means for causing aphotographic exposure to be made on a sensitized plate, an inclosureadapted to receive the exposed plate, means for causing said exposedplate to pass to said inclosure, means for subjecting the exposed platewhile in said inclosure to the actionof a developing solution, and meansfor automatically opening the inclosure whereby the plate may besubjected to-light from an external source, for causing a secondexposure to be made on the plate.

7. In an automatic photographing apparatus, means for causing aphotographic ex posure to be made on a sensitized plate, a supportadapted to receive the plate after the exposure, means for causing theexposed plate to be delivered to said support, an inclosing membersurrounding said support, means for causing the plate to be subjected tothe action of a developing solution, and means for causing a movement ofsaid support and of the inclosing member wherebv the plate may besubjected to the action of actinic rays from an external source.

ceptacle.

8. In an automatic photographing apparatus, a camera including a box, alens holder, and means for holding a sensitized plate in the focal planeof the camera lens, a support beneath said box and adapted to receivethe plate from the camera, means for causing the exposed plate to bedelivered to plate for receiving the solution thrown from the plate. Y.7

9. In an automatic photographing apparatus, a camera, a support beneaththe,

camera, means for causing the delivery of an exposed plate from thecamera to said support, a cup surrounding the support, means forapplying a finishing solution to the plate, while on the support, andmeans for spinning the plate to cause the solution to be throwntherefrom into said cup.

10. In an automatic photographing apparatus, a camera, a support adaptedto receive the plate after an exposure had been made thereon, means forcausing the delivery of the plate from the camera to the support, meansfor causing the plate to be subjected to the action of a finishingsolution, means for spinning said support, and means for shifting saidsupport away from the camera.

11. In an automatic photographing apparatus, a camera, a support beneaththe camera adapted to receive an exposed plate, means for causing theexposed plate to pass from the camera to said support, means forapplying a finishing solution to the plate, means for spinning saidsupport, and means for lowering the support from the camera.

12. In an automatic photographing apparatus, a camera, a support beneathsaid camera, a vertical spindle for rotating the same, a receptaclesurrounding the support,

means for causing the plateto pass from the camera to said support,means for applying a finishing solution to the plate, means for spinningthe support in the receptacle, and means for lowering the said supportand re- 13. In an automatic photographing apparatus, a camera, a supportbeneath the camera adapted to receive a sensitized plate exposed in thecamera, means for causing the plate to pass from the camera to saidsupport, a receptacle surrounding the support, means for causing afinishing solution to be applied to the plate, means for spinning thesupport in the receptacle, means for lowering the support and thereceptacle,

and means for elevating the support relative to the receptacle.

14. In an automatic photographing apparatus, a camera, a support beneaththe camera, means for causing the delivery of a plate exposed inthecamera to said support, a vertical spindle for rotating the support, areceptacle surrounding the support,

means for applying a finishing solution to the plate, means for rotatingthe spindle and support, means for lowering the spindle, support, andreceptacle, and means for elevating the spindle and support relative toY the receptacle.

15. In an automaticphotographing apparatus, a camera, a support adaptedto receive a plate after it has received an exposure in the camera,means for causing the plate to pass from the camera to the support,

means for successively applying finishing while on the support,-

a plate after it has received an exposure inthe camera, means forcausing the plate to pass from the camera to the support, means forapplying finishing solutions to the plate while on the support, meansfor spinning paratus, a camera,

the support to relieve the plate of the finishing solutions, and meansfor throwing the plate from the suppor 7 17. In an automaticphotographing apa support adapted to hold a plate after it sure in thecamera, means for causing the plateto pass from the camera to thesupport, means for supplying to the plate while on said support aplurality of finishing solutions, means for causing the solutions to .be

removed from the plate, an inclosing receptacle for the support adaptedto receive the solutions from the plate, and means for lowering thesupport and the receptacle prior tr; the application of the lastsolution to the p ate.

18. In an automatic photographing apparatus, a camera, a support beneaththe camera, means for causing an exposed plate to pass from the camerato said support, a spindle for rotating said support, ejecting meansrotatable with the spindle, means for.

rotating the spindle and support, means for lowering the spindle andsupport, and separate means for turning said spindle to positiontheejecti-ng means and for elevating the spindle.

19. In an automatic photographing apparatus, a camera, a support beneaththe camera, a vertical spindle carrying said support adapted to berotated, a pivoted plateejecting means rotatable with said support andspindle, means for lowering the spindle,

support, and ejecting means, means for raising the spindle and supportand for turning the same to position the e ecting means.

20. In an automatic photographing apparatus, a'magazine adapted tocontain sening mechanism including has received an expohas been sitizedplates, a camera, means for causing thedelivery of a plate to thecamera, a ro-' tary and vertically movable support adapted to receive aplate from the camera, means for causing the delivery of a plate fromthe camera to the support, a plurality of receptacles for finishingsolutions, means for causmg the ejection of a plate from said support,and automatic mechanism for causing a photographic exposure to be madeon the plate while in the camera, for causing the delivery of a platefrom the camera to said support, for causing different finishingsolutions to be successively applied to said plate While on the support,for spinning the support after eachsolution has been applied thereto,for lowering the support prior to the application of the last finishingsolution thereto, and for operating said ejecting means.

21. In" an automatic paratus, a camera, a support adapted to receive aplate exposed while in the camera, means for causing the delivery of theplate from the camera to said support, and finisha-motor, means forsupplying to the plate different finishing solutions, a vertical spindleattached to said support, and means for intermittently forming drivingconnections between the motor andsaid spindle for spinning the latter.

22. In an automatic paratus, a camera, thereto,

photographing apan inclosure adjacent means for causing a plate whichexposed in the camera to be delivered to said inclosure, means forcausing a finishing solution to be applied to saidplate while in saidinclosure, and means for causing a movement of the inclosure by which asecond exposure may be made on the plate.

23. In an automatic photographing apparatus, a camera, an inclosurebeneath the camera, means for'causing an exposed platt- .to be deliveredfrom the camera to the inclosure, means for applying a developingsolution to the plate while in said inclosure, and means for causing anopening of said inclosure to permit a second exposure to be made on theplate.

24:. In an automatic paratus, a camera, camera, means for causing anexposed plate to be delivered from the camera to the inclosure, meansfor applying a developing solution to the plate while in said inclosure,and means for lowering the inclosure whereby a second exposure may bemade on the plate.

25. In an automatic photographing apparatus, a camera, an inclosureadjacent the camera, means for causing the delivery of a plate from thecamera to the inclosure, means for causing different finishing solutionsto be applied successively to the photographing apphotographing apaninclosure beneath the 2T. In'an automatic photographing apparatus, acamera. a support adapted to receive-a plate after it has been exposedin the camera. means -for causing thedelivery of a plate from the camerato the support, means for supplying a finishing solution to the plate.and means for causing the solution to be forcibly thrown therefrom.

'28. In an automatic photographing ap-' paratus,-a camera. a supportadapted to receive a plate after it has been exposed in the camera,means for causing the delivery of the plate from the camera to thesupport. means for applying a finishing solution to the plate. and meansfor actuating the plate tocause the solution to be forcibly throwntherefrom. e

29. In an automatic photographing apparatus. a camera, a finishingreceptacle. means for causing a plate which has been exposed in thecamera tobe delivered to the receptacle. means for causing a finishingsolution to be supplied to the receptacle after the plate is deliveredinto the latter, and

means for causing relative movement between the camera andthereceptaclc.

30. Inan automatic photographing apparatus, a camera. a finishingreceptacle, means for causing a plate which has been exposed in thecamera to'be delivered to the receptacle. means for causing a finishingsolution to be supplied to the receptacle after the plate is deliveredinto the latter, mechanism for causing relative movementbetyveen thecamera and the receptacle, and an ejector for ejectingthe plate from thereceptacle. v

31. In an automatic photographing. apparatus. a camera, a finishingreceptacle adapted to receive a plate exposed in the camera. means forcausing the deliveryof the plate from the camera .to the receptacle,means for causing a finishing solution to be suppliedto the receptacleafter the plate is delivered into the latter. and means for moving thereceptacle relative to the camera.

In an automatic photographing ap paratus. a camera, a finishingreceptacle adapted to receive a plate exposed in the inmate camera,means for causing the delivery of the plate from the camera to thereceptacle, means for causing a finishing solution to be supplied to thereceptacle after the plate is delivered into the latter, means formoving the receptacle relative to the camera, and means for ejecting theplate from the receptacle.

In an automatic photographing apparatus. a camera, a finishingreceptacle, means for causing the delivery of an cxposed plate-from thecamera to the receptacle, means for causing a finishing solution to besupplied to the receptacle after the plate is delivered into the latter,and mechanism for elevating the plate relative to the receptacle, andfor ejecting the plate therefrom. v

34. In an automatic photographing apparatus, a camera, a finishingreceptacle, means for causing the delivery of an exposed plate from thecamera to the receptacle, and mechanism for lowering the plate andreceptacle relative to the camera and for subsequently elevating theplate rela-' tive to the receptacle.

35. In an automatic photographing apparatus, a finishing receptacle,means for causing the plate to pass from the camera to the receptacle.means for causing a finishing solution to be supplied to the receptacleafter the plate is delivered into the latter, means for causing theplate and receptacle to be moved relatively, and an ejector for ejectingthe plate. said ejector being operative upon said relative movement.

36. In an automaticphotographing aparatus, a camera, a finishingreceptacle, mechanism for causing the lowering of. the receptacle andplate from the camera, means for causing relative vertical movement.between the plate and receptacle. and means for ejecting the plate whenit is above the receptacle.

3?. In an automatic photographing apparatus, a camera, a. finishingreceptacle adjacent. thereto, means for causing the delivery of anexposed plate from the camera to the receptacle, means for supplying afin ishing solution to the receptacle after the plate is delivered intothe latter, means for moving the receptacle relative to the calm era,and an ejector within the receptaclefor ejecting the plate from the lattIn testimony whereof, I he unto aflix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

GEORGE X. PIF ER. Witnes es:

.- A. J. Hunsox,

A. F. Km.

